I agree, I think leasing land is just another way to make some money. We paid for hunting 2 years in a row, $200 for the season which is not bad and the man who leases it says he only wants the money to keep up the road going in. I almost shot a monster the very first time I went out there! Then his wife starts bringing the dog out for walks, and driving through the middle of the field honking her horn thinking people are trespassing!We no longer hunt there.

We have 2 small pieces of land one 11 acres and one is 5 acre's. I harvested my first deer on my own land and it was the best feeling in the world! I guess we are lucky as in Minnesota there is a lot of state land open to public hunting, and there are a lot of real pigs running around out there. (at this point I mean deer) You have to share, but it he land is there and if you dont have any other spots to hunt you may as well hunt state land. We have noticed that the weekend warrior's come out in droves the first weekend of shotgun, then its back to the couch for football! Try state land!